Capitals 5 Flyers 3
It Was Over When....
The first period ended. The Capitals scored 4 goals to take a 4-1 lead by the end of the period, and basically the Flyers never recovered.
The Game Puck Goes To....
The Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin and Ben Clymer who scored 2 goals each, including 3 of the Capitals 1st 4 goals.
The Stat Of the Game Is....
50, as in the save percentage for Flyers goalie Robert Esche on the night, in his 1 period of play before being replaced by Antero Niittymaki. Esche faced just 8 shots in the 1st period and allowed 4 of them to pass into the goal. In fact on the night the Capitals had just 19 shots on goal to the Flyers 36 and yet scored 5 goals to the Flyers 3. Basically the defense was good for the Flyers tonight, but the goaltending just wasn't.
The Bottom Line Is....
I hate to say it, but this is becoming a recurring theme for the Flyers this season. They fell behind early and never really came to life until the 3rd period and by then it was already too late. I would like to stay optimistic with this team, but the bottom line is they are fading fast and it doesn't appear that there is going be a light at the end of tunnel, any time soon.
1 comment:
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I am not sure about that one team has to suck thing, but whatever works for you
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